Improvement in rollers for sewing-machines



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RICHARD WINN COURTOF RUSSELLVILLE, KENTUCKY.

Letters Patent No. 107,666, dated September 27, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT lN RLLERS FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

` The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and mekng parl: of the salma Nature and Object of the Invcntwu. j

The object of my invention is tioprovide a roller for sewing-machines 'that can beprevented from tnrnvlng when desired; andv It consists in combining a hinged hook orcatchl with a roller, in such a manner that the hook can be made to engage with a notch' in the periphery of the roller, and-thus prevent it from turning, when desired.

Figure 1 is a side 'View of my invention as applied toa sewing-machine;

Figure 2 is a top view of the hinged hook or catch and strip of wood; and Y y Figure 3 is longitiidinal section of the strip of' wood, hinged hook, and roller.

A is the sewing-machine frame.

B, the strip of wood, to which are attached the rollel and .hinged hook or catch.

D is the hook `or catch, hingedat c.

h h are the notches inthe roller.`

A Description of lthe Construction and Operation of wood ]3, extending from under fthe `front and back feetv of the scwingfmachine, and fastened to the feet.

'.lhe roller C islet into said strip, near each end of the strip, bya mortisc from below, which does not go through the strip. v l 'lhe hook or catch D, hinged at c, is fastened ou the top of said strip ot' wood,'so' as to drop through a small aperture in the strip of wood, and catch in the notches h h in periphcryof the roller below, and prevent the roller from turning, which causes the machine to remain stationary, when desired. The hook or catch D, having a hinge at c, when thrown back, the machine can'be moved in any direction on said rollers with very little force, to any desired position.

4 Each sewing-machine requires two strips and' four rollers, with a hinged hook `or catch to each roller, or

rollers only.

Claim.

I claim as' my inventionv The hinged hook or catch D, in combination with the notched roller C, and strip of wood B, extending.

the`hook or catch may be attached to the twon front 

